Well, he can start on mine whenever he wants to

Thanks again everyone. Glad to hear the rubber pipe is not £80! I can understand why the steel one would be that, no worries.

This 'Adrian' that has been mentioned, is he in Bury St Edmunds? Im looking for a respected and trusted 'Bongo know how' garage to get stuff done I don't feel confident ...

Thanks everyone. I haven't driven over anything I don't think. The pipe is badly perished but it could also be where it's connected. I need a closer look which involves me borrowing my old mans jack and tools! All the coolant has come out so I will need to do the whole laborious process :-(

Also ...

If I either want to mend the pipe or bypass it, what would everyone recommend? Also, if it needs doing by a garage, are there any bongo campervan friendly garages recommended around Cambridgeshire?

Sorry about that, I have re-done the images and they are now viewable if you refresh the post. Apologies

Many thanks! I dont need heating in the back really so I dont mind bypassing it although no idea how to properly do that lol!

I came out to my beloved bongo to sadly see a massive puddle coming from under the drivers side and the 'low coolant dreaded alarm' was sounding :-( The pipe had perished and was leaking badly. I have no idea what pipe it is and cant find anything concrete to satisfy I know what it is to buy another ...

What wheel nuts would you use to put the rx8 alloys on the bongo...?

Hi everyone. My wife and I have recently bought our first bongo to travel at the weekends and we love it! However I don't like the steel wheels too much :lol:
I've bought Mazda rx8 alloys and am having them refurbed next week. Added them to insurance and sorted what tyres I'm getting 235/45/18 load ...